Academics

At Webb we focus on giving students a broad-based liberal arts and sciences education where learning happens through authentic discovery and rigorous scholarship. We work to prepare students, not just for entry into the most selective colleges and universities, but also for the rigors of leading in a fast-paced, fluid global community where personal integrity and moral courage are paramount.

Athletics

Webb athletics, built on our core value of honor, promotes character, self-confidence, and a sense of commitment that inspires student athletes to become leaders throughout their lives. We field 42 teams in 15 different sports. Webb teams own 80 league titles and 3 CIF titles.

Arts

Art is about seeing different perspectives, effectively communicating ideas, and finding inventive solutions to problems—all essential skills for future leadership. At Webb, art is not extra: every student takes at least two years of art courses, and student art is part of almost every aspect of campus life.

Alf Museum

The Alf Museum is a perfect example of unbounded thinking in action. It’s not just a place where students go to look at fossils. It’s a place where students are part of the scientific process, where they learn the joy of discovery, where they actually advance science.

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Summer Programs

Come experience the wonders of boarding school life this summer at Webb. We offer an amazing opportunity for students advancing into grades 7, 8, and 9. Our Junior Scholars Program is one-of-a-kind with special concentrations in paleontology, leadership, digital arts, and science and engineering.

VWS Alumna Collects Soccer Gear at Webb for Hurricane Harvey Relief

After Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, Marina Lesse ’09 stepped up to help, collecting more than 1,000 pieces of soccer gear for children affected by the storm.

Lesse organized a collection drive and gathered soccer gear at three locations in the area, including The Webb Schools.

Soccer means a lot to Lesse. She has played almost her entire life, and currently coaches several teams as a full-time student. When Hurricane Harvey happened, she reached out to a friend who plays for the Houston Dynamo and the team's office to see how she could help. The team said they get a lot of requests and had received more requests for team equipment since the hurricane.

As a student at Webb, Lesse organized a drive for Hurricane Katrina relief, so she decided to reach out to Webb for this one as well. Dean of Campus Life Rick Duque and Director of Parent Relations and Special Events Anne Stewart spread the word about the drive. Duque said the students ran with it.

"People bought into the cause," Duque said, noting that many students play soccer and wanted the children in Houston to carry on.

When Lesse's plea went out to the Webb community, many parents reached out to neighbors or friends who play soccer in order to find additional gear to bring to campus.

Day student prefects from both schools helped collect soccer balls, cleats and other gear on two main drop-off days, helping Lesse collect some 1,189 items from the locations combined. Most of the soccer balls and cleats were collected at Webb, Lesse said.

"This was a spur of the moment kind of thing," she said. "I'm so overwhelmed with how much support I got from this. I was not expecting that at all."

Amid the collection drive, Lesse and her friends went to the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas where the tragic mass shooting unfolded. Nearly 60 people were killed and hundreds of other people were injured. Although Lesse suffered minor injuries including a sprained ankle, she and her group made it out safely.

She came to Webb just days later to pick up the items for Houston.

"I think that good news was something that I really needed," Lesse said. She took her boyfriend on a tour, and said she could not stop smiling while recalling memories around campus.

"It was kind of like a retreat for me, to be able to get myself out the door to this safe place that I knew would bring a smile to my face," she said.

Between her efforts for Hurricane Harvey and her experience at the festival, Lesse said being "the change that you want to see in the world" is a big thing for her now.

"There's a lot of crazy stuff going on," she added. "If you want to see good being done in the world, it can start with you."

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The Webb Schools is pleased to offer a live stream for both the Vivian Webb School and Webb School of California Commencement Ceremonies on June 2, 2018. The events are available below, and will be concurrently streaming on Webb's Facebook page as well as the schools' Livestream.com page.

While the tickets to see the upcoming production of Les Misérables sold out in a matter of minutes, The Webb Schools is pleased to announce a livestream of the Friday May 18th performance will be available on the school's website and Facebook page. The performance will begin at 7:00pm PDT.